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Joba Chamberlain

Yankees Career team 2007–2013
Number #62
Position Relief Pitcher
Bats Right
Throws Right
Age 40
Height 6' 3"
Weight 245 lbs
Birth Place Lincoln, NE
Born Sep 23, 1985

Key Insights

2016
Both sides hit him about the same

41.4% of the contact right-handers make against Chamberlain is hit hard, against 21.1% of what left-handers make.

192 pitches to right-handed hitters, 156 to left-handed hitters.
The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs

55.3% of the contact against Chamberlain is on the ground and 21.3% of it is in the air.

47 tracked batted balls allowed.
The contact he allows should not turn into many hits

The quality of contact against Chamberlain projects a .310 average, 94th percentile.

348 pitches in 2016. 94th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2016, 45th in MLB.
One side of the plate does most of the damage against him

Right-handed hitters average 90.7 mph off the bat against Chamberlain and left-handers 81.5.

29 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 19 from left-handers.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit

Contact off Chamberlain's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 89.2 mph, against 84.1 off his slider.

169 and 120 of them thrown.
His ball is straighter than it should be

Chamberlain's stuff spins at 1,338 rpm, 7th percentile in the league.

348 pitches in 2016. 7th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2016, 643rd in MLB.

Contextual Splits

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Player Bio Data
DOB Sep 23, 1985
Birth Place Lincoln, NE
Height 6' 3"
Weight 245 lbs LBS
Bats/Throws Right/Right
College/Draft Nebraska